Inguinal hernia

subpages In health care, an inguinal hernia is "an abdominal hernia with an external bulge in the groin region. It can be classified by the location of herniation. Indirect inguinal hernias occur through the internal inguinal ring. Direct inguinal hernias occur through defects in the abdominal wall (transversalis fascia) in Hesselbach's triangle. The former type is commonly seen in children and young adults; the latter in adults."

In adult men, most painless inguinal hernias eventually develop symptoms.